BEAUTIFUL BORDERS

AUTHOR(S)

van Ryneveld, Magda

PUB. DATE

October 2015

SOURCE

Ancient Egypt Magazine;Oct/Nov2015, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p14

SOURCE TYPE

Academic Journal

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article focuses on use of painted borders and frames in ancient Egyptian two-dimensional art. Topics discussed include examples of tomb wall borders including 'Hunting in the Marshes' from the Tomb of Nakht (TT52) and the 'Son Paying Homage to his Father' scene from the Tomb of Sirenpowet II at Aswa, other examples include wooden box of Tutankhamun decorated with the 'Hunting Scene' and popularity of block-borders, history of usage of border in ancient Egypt.

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses an article on laser-scanning in tombs in Egypt, the sealing of tomb KV62 by Steve Cross and the site identification of Zahi Hawass for the installation of replica tombs of Tutankhamun.